# Plant design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of about 90 km of 230 kV and 132 kV transmission lines, Ethiopia

- Status: Open. The published deadline has not passed.
- Deadline as stated: 10 Nov 2026, 14:00, Addis Ababa time (UTC+03:00)
- Deadline in UTC: 10 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTC
- Deadline note: The notice text and API give 14:00 without a time zone; the zone is inferred from the employer (Ethiopian Electric Power, Addis Ababa) and the notice quotes Ethiopian Time for office hours.
- Buyer: Ethiopian Electric Power
- Country: Ethiopia
- Location: Shashemene-II, Bale Robe, Bensa Daye and Durame substations
- Reference: ET-EEP-532480-CW-RFB
- Notice type: Request for bids
- Procedure: Request for Bids, two-envelope bidding process, without prequalification (World Bank Procurement Regulations)
- Contract model: Plant: design, supply and installation
- First published: 2026-09-17 on World Bank procurement notices (OP00469179)
- Official notice: https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00469179
- Values: none published
- Financing: World Bank (IDA) credit, PRIME-1 IDA-75200
- Sectors: Transmission and distribution
- Last checked against the official record: 2026-10-23
- Page: https://epcfeed.com/tenders/ethiopia-shashemene-bale-robe-transmission-lines-plant-dsi

## Scope

Plant design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of about 90 km of double-circuit transmission lines at 230 kV and 132 kV, with associated works at the Shashemene-II, Bale Robe, Bensa Daye and Durame substations, under the PRIME-1 power sector programme. The notice also lists about 2 km of double-circuit line for design, manufacture and delivery. Bids are rated 60% technical and 40% bid cost.

## Official documents

- [Official notice (World Bank)](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00469179)

## Sources

1. [World Bank procurement notice OP00469179: Plant design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of about 90 km of 230 kV and 132 kV transmission lines, Et](https://search.worldbank.org/api/v2/procnotices?format=json&id=OP00469179). Official notice, World Bank, Published 2026-09-17, Read 2026-10-23.